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Breakup of the West?

The European half of Trump's trip should be taken as a fire-bell-in-the-night warning: Shape up, Europe, or you may find yourselves on your own...

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Romanian anti-aircraft guns in action supporting NATO (VIDEO)

NATO is highlighting the first deployment of Romanian military troops in support of an ally with the deployment of an Oerlikon GDF-003 35mm twin cannon battery to Poland.

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Heckler & Koch won’t sign deals with non-NATO countries

Heckler & Koch, a German arms manufacturer that's gotten caught up in some unscrupulous deals, will stop signing contracts that supply guns to countries outside NATO's sphere of influence.

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Winston Churchill’s role in NATO’s ammo standard

Just a few years after the end of WWII, the United States and Britain were in the midst of a mini-arms race in an effort to determine what rifle and ammo would become the standard for NATO.

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Army’s pic of the day: WHAT?!

The U.S. Army shows off a 2d Cavalry Regiment Soldier firing a Hungarian artillery piece during joint training at Exercise Brave Warrior 16 in Hungary, building relations and enhancing interoperability between the U.S. and NATO.

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Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, the Next Pol Pot?

Turkey is rapidly becoming another Iran and will destroy what is left of NATO. NATO nations sincerely regret having ever admitted Turkey!

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Eastern European special forces testing is no joke (VIDEO)

In Latvia, trying out for special forces involves a series of phobia tests that include trust falls from bridges, drown proofing, stepping in the ring with a fighting instructor and 9 days alone in the frozen woods.

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Is Trump Right About NATO?

Time for a populous prosperous Europe to start defending itself. Trump's phrase, "America First!" has a nice ring to it.

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This country uses the Second Amendment as a first line of defense (VIDEOS)

Tiny Estonia, who share a long and increasingly tense border with Russia, uses a force of volunteer unpaid citizens-- equipped with their own military arms-- to hold the line.

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NATO-Russia Collision Ahead?

Congressional hawks are primed to show Putin who is truly tough. But they have behind them a divided nation and a NATO alliance that wants no part of this confrontation...

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